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2003-11-14 Iraq
Italy sends 50 more carabinieri to Nasiriyah
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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-11-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 "it sends a message to the Bad Guys"

even more important, it sends a message to the friendlies.
Posted by liberalhawk 2003-11-14 10:11:03 AM||   2003-11-14 10:11:03 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Thank you, Italy.
Posted by Seafarious  2003-11-14 11:29:22 AM||   2003-11-14 11:29:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I only have a basic knowledge about the Carabinieri, but they are a very tough and brave organization, and not used to caving from threats. They have fought the Mafia throughout all of Italy (inculding Sicily) for around 50 years. I can't imagine what that would take, but I know there is a long history of them being targeted by car bombs and assassinations in their pursuit. They don't give in, and from all acounts, neither will Berlusconi.
Posted by John 2003-11-14 1:16:30 PM||   2003-11-14 1:16:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 It is not a problem of bravery, the problem is that by training they are essentially a police force and that their instinct is at arresting people, reading them their rights, avoiding excessive use of force when what is needed is a military force trained at seeking and destroying the enemy
Posted by JFM  2003-11-14 4:12:07 PM||   2003-11-14 4:12:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Cose Turche has some good stuff:

(I really wonder if the muslim trying to take the cross out of the school started something:)

...Reportedly, the police chief who searched Mamour's house replied to the objections of Mamour's wife (an Italian convert to Islam) by saying: "your husband wanted holy war, no? well, we're here precisely to give him holy war, don't worry, we'll satisfy all your demands" - which sent the woman even more berserk, protesting the "invasion" of her home and asking to see her husband and where had they taken him and he'd done nothing wrong and how dared they. At which stage, the police chief replied: "you keep quiet, madam, or there's handcuffs waiting for you too".

She then spoke to the media about how her husband had been misunderstood, and that he'd only really said he thought was in Iraq was unjust. Of course he said a lot more, but what's a good burka-clad wife to do, if not support her Jihad-loving husband....
Posted by Anonymous 2003-11-14 10:39:26 PM||   2003-11-14 10:39:26 PM|| Front Page Top

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